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Zambezi residents say for peace and unity to prevail, the boundary between the Zambezi and Kavango East regions should be moved back to the Mukuvi area. This was expressed by some residents at the commencement of the two-day regional public consultations by the fifth Boundaries Delimitation and Demarcation Commission on Monday. The commission is chaired […]
The education regional director in the Oshikoto region, Aletta Eises, says the directorate is facing a critical shortage of chairs and desks at most schools in the region. She says many pupils are either making use of broken desks and chairs or sitting on the floor. Eises says at the moment the directorate is in […]
The University of Namibia (Unam) on Tuesday announced a possible delay in staff salary payments for May. Unam spokesperson Simon Namesho said this was done as a precautionary measure. Unam staff members are normally paid on the 15th of each month. The university’s pro-vice chancellor of administration and finance, Ellen Namhila, on Tuesday announced the […]
Timber smuggling, estimated to be worth $23m (£18m) a year, from Mozambique’s ancient forests to China is helping to fund a brutal Islamist insurgency as well as a large criminal network in the north of the southern African country. This illicit trade in rosewood is linked to the financing of Mozambique’s violent militants with links […]
For years, Western spy agencies have talked of a need to pivot to focus on China. This week, the head of the UK’s GCHQ intelligence agency described it as an “epoch-defining challenge”. It follows a series of arrests across the West of people accused of spying and hacking for China. They are a sign of […]
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) says it is considering whether to prosecute Boeing over two deadly crashes involving its 737 Max aircraft. The aviation giant breached the terms of an agreement made in 2021 that shielded the firm from criminal charges linked to the incidents, the DOJ said. Boeing has denied that it violated […]
The White House has told Congress it wants to send more than $1bn (£800m) in weapons to Israel, despite pressure over Israel’s Rafah offensive. The package would include tank rounds, mortars and armoured tactical vehicles, according to Reuters news agency. The plan – confirmed by a congressional aide to CBS, the BBC’s US partner – […]
Researchers say more bodies of Herero and Nama people from early 20th century concentration camp could be in waters around port The Namibian authorities are being urged to halt plans to extend a port on the Shark Island peninsula after the discovery of unmarked graves and artefacts relating to the Herero and Nama genocide. Forensic […]
Economists have expressed mixed feelings over the decision by the Namibia Power Corporation (NamPower) to get a N$2,6 billion loan from the World Bank to expand its transmission network and integrate renewable energy into its grid. The project will be implemented by NamPower under the Transmission Expansion and Energy Storage project, which is intended to […]
The Municipality of Walvis Bay on Wednesday issued a statement in which it confirmed that its general manager of finance, Frans !Gonteb, and manager of finance, Johanna Shidute, have been suspended from their duties. The decision to suspend them was made at a Walvis Bay Town Council meeting on Tuesday. The municipality announced that the […]